Alright, so I don't watch television regularly all the time, and That makes me feel kinda old, but I just have better things to do with my time. NOW, this morning I decided to turn on the Tube and flip a channel or two while I was eating breakfast. I ended up on MTV.
There were two things I noticed. first, there is a commercial after every video. I remember when I was in middle school/high school, there was 4 or 5 videos between commercials and that wasn't enough. WHAT THE f*ck IS UP WITH THE ADS. How do people tolerate that bullshit? Commercials are one of many reasons I refuse to watch tv, and this 3 minute song, 4 minutes of commercials is goddamn fucking rediculous.
Now the second thing I noticed is from the video that started shortly after finding the station. It was a hip hop video. The whole thing was shot in a strip club and was filled with bikini clad women gyrating their hips while a pair of rappers went on and on about how the way she moves makes them want to do her all night and going into detail about her body and the kind of noises that would be coming out of the bedroom.
WHAT THE f*ck?!
The prime time for kids to watch tv is before and after school. This definitely qualifies as getting ready for school time. When I was a kid there was similar vulgarities in Public Enemy, NWA and 2 Live Crew. HOWEVER, those were all banned from playing videos and any reasonable hour.
My sister works in an Elementary School. She told me 3rd and 4th graders are now talking about blowjobs and handjobs. There was even a 5th grader that got pregnant a couple years ago. A FUCKING 10 YEAR OLD.
I'm assuming pop culture has gone in this direction for the money. But how far are we going to go? When we implode? How long will we celebrate mediocrity just to have a little shock value? Why are allowing young children to become so obsessed with sex at such an early age? When the f*ck did I become a conservative?
There were two things I noticed. first, there is a commercial after every video. I remember when I was in middle school/high school, there was 4 or 5 videos between commercials and that wasn't enough. WHAT THE f*ck IS UP WITH THE ADS. How do people tolerate that bullshit? Commercials are one of many reasons I refuse to watch tv, and this 3 minute song, 4 minutes of commercials is goddamn fucking rediculous.
Now the second thing I noticed is from the video that started shortly after finding the station. It was a hip hop video. The whole thing was shot in a strip club and was filled with bikini clad women gyrating their hips while a pair of rappers went on and on about how the way she moves makes them want to do her all night and going into detail about her body and the kind of noises that would be coming out of the bedroom.
WHAT THE f*ck?!
The prime time for kids to watch tv is before and after school. This definitely qualifies as getting ready for school time. When I was a kid there was similar vulgarities in Public Enemy, NWA and 2 Live Crew. HOWEVER, those were all banned from playing videos and any reasonable hour.
My sister works in an Elementary School. She told me 3rd and 4th graders are now talking about blowjobs and handjobs. There was even a 5th grader that got pregnant a couple years ago. A FUCKING 10 YEAR OLD.
I'm assuming pop culture has gone in this direction for the money. But how far are we going to go? When we implode? How long will we celebrate mediocrity just to have a little shock value? Why are allowing young children to become so obsessed with sex at such an early age? When the f*ck did I become a conservative?
